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'H. CON-RIBD. Ticket-Holder.

No; 226,721. Patented Ap ri'l 20, 1880.

WITNESSES: 1' I INVBNTORVI %M% Maw-6M Md By ATTORNEY N.PE1 ERS\ PHOTO-LITHOGRYAPHEE WASNINBTON n C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HEINRICH GONRIED, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TICKET-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,721, dated April 20, 1880.

Application filed December 3, 1879.

resents a top view of my improved ticketholder, shown as applied for holding a ticket; and Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the ticketholder on line 00 a, Fig. 1-.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish a neat, cheap, and simple device for conveniently and securely holding railroad and other tickets until they are taken up and the invention consists of a base-plate which is secured in any suitable manner to the coat or other support, said plate having a pointed projeoting pin, and of a hinged and spring-acted top plate having a guard-socket for the end of the pin.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the base-plate, and B the top plate, of my improved ticket-holder. 1

The base-plate is applied by pointed prongs or by any other suitable fastening device to the coat or other point of support, the fastenin g device being preferably so constructed that the ticket-holder may be easily removed and transferred to another coat.

The base-plate A is provided at its front end with a pointed pin, a, which is preferably bent in backward direction, so as to form a hook, as shown in Fig. 2.

The top plate, B, is hinged to the rear part of the base-plate and acted upon by a spring, C, in such a manner that the same retains the top plate in open or in closed position.

Any approved arrangement of the hingejoint and spring may be used.

covered,-and thus any injury by the same provented.

For placing the ticket in position the top plate is thrown up, as shown in Fig. 2, and the ticket placed on the pin by forcing the pin through the ticket. The top plate is closed down upon the pin and ticket and retains it reliably in position. When the ticket is to be taken up the top plate is thrown up, the ticket removed, and finally the top plate brought down again on the base-plate, the device forming thus a safe and convenient means for holding railroad and other tickets until they have to be delivered.

I am aware that pocket-book locks having the same general construction have been made heretofore; but they are not adapted to pierce through any article, nor provided with a pointed pin and guard device.

Havirig thus described my invention, I claim as new'and desire to secure by Letters Patent- In a ticket-holder, abase-plate having means for attaching it to a suitable point of support, and a pointed projecting pin or hook, in combination with a hinged and spring-acted top plate having a slot or opening and a guard socket or cap for the pin, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1 have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 24th day of November, 1879.

HEINItIOH OONRIED.

Witnesses PAUL GoEPEL, ADOLF DENGLER. 

